Weddicar

{{short description|Civil parish in Cumbria, England}}

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File:Keekle Viaduct. - geograph.org.uk - 96236.jpg carried the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway over the River Keekle near Keekle in the parish]]

Weddicar is a civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. At the 2011 census it had a population of 451.{{NOMIS2011|title=Weddicar Parish |id=1170212539|accessdate=24 January 2018}}

The parish has an area of {{convert|712.98|ha}}. It lies east of Whitehaven and west of Cleator Moor; the main settlement is the hamlet of Keekle. The northwestern boundary of the parish follows the River Keekle. The B 5295 road from Whitehaven to Cleator Moor crosses the parish, as did the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway (closed 1992, now dismantled although Keekle Viaduct remains).

There is a parish council, the lowest level of local government.{{cite web|title=Weddicar Parish Council|url=http://copeland.moderngov.co.uk/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx?ID=183|publisher=Copeland Borough Council|accessdate=24 January 2018}}